Legal Opinion
Waffenschmidt v. Mackay
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-4012PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
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Nonparties who reside outside the territorial jurisdiction of a district court may be subject to that court’s jurisdiction if, with actual notice of the court’s order, they actively aid and abet a party in violating that order. This is so despite the absence of other contacts with the forum. We, therefore, affirm the judgment of the district court, holding that three of the respondents, D & K Motor Sports, Inc. (“D & K”), its owner, Johnson (collectively referred to as “Johnson”), and Currey were in contempt of court. We affirm the holding that a fourth respondent, the…
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